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Understood by Maya Banks

Understood: Audiobook

Book 1 of the Unbroken series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Understood audiobook runs 2.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Elizabeth Livingston (about 1.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.5listening hrs
Modernstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Understood at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day5 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.5 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 16,241 Modern audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Modern shelf

319 Modern audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Understood is book 1 of Maya Banks's Unbroken series: a 2.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Elizabeth Livingston, released July 16, 2013, on the Modern and Romantica shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.5 hrs
Narrated by
Elizabeth Livingston
Released
July 16, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Modern, Romantica
Series
The Unbroken Series #1
ISBN
9781620648889

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Understood audiobook?

Understood runs 2.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.7 hours.

Is the Understood audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Understood?

Understood is narrated by Elizabeth Livingston.